University Of Sydney Business School
The University of Sydney Business School is the business faculty and a constituent body of the University of Sydney. It was established in January 2011 and formed from the School of Business within the previous Faculty of Economics and Business. The former combined faculty itself descended from the original Faculty of Economics founded in 1920, which was the first faculty of its kind in Australia.
The Business School has an impressive academic reputation and is currently placed the 9th in the world for Accounting and Finance by the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2013. It was the first business school in Australia to receive accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) from the European Foundation for Management Development. It is also the only Australian business school to become an Associate member of the Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS). The Business School's CEMS Masters in International Management (CEMS MIM) is currently ranked as the No. 3 masters in management program in the world by The Financial Times 2012 Business School Rankings.
In 2012, the Business School had a total student enrolment of 6,436, consisting of 3,652 undergraduate and 2,640 postgraduate students. In terms of total enrolment numbers it is the University's second-largest faculty. By large margins, the Business School had the greatest number and proportion of international students of any of the University of Sydney's 16 faculties. In 2012, 45% of the school's enrolment consisted of international students, more than double the University-wide rate of 22%.
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